2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
Long Beach, WA vs Port Orchard, WA

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Is it cheaper to live in Port Orchard or is it cheaper to live in Long Beach?
- Port Orchard is 41.7% more expensive than Long Beach.

Which city has more affordable housing, Port Orchard or Long Beach?
- Port Orchard housing costs are 91.1% more expensive than Long Beach housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Long Beach or is Health Care more affordable in Port Orchard.
- Health related expenses are 16.5% less in Port Orchard.
 Long Beach, WAPort Orchard, WAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock121.0100
 Food & Groceries98.4  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock88.7100
 Housing83.3  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$482,900$338,100
 Utilities60  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock103.3100
 Miscellaneous92.7  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Long Beach    1 Reviews

Long Beach WA is the highest rated place to live in WA, OR, CA, Idaho, Utah. San Diego is having its annual burn out of wildfires. Residents of San Diego who don't  More

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Reviews for Port Orchard    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

A bit boring but still a cool antique  More

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Over 6 years ago

We moved here from Phx, AZ. Big change. Hate being hot. I'm not hot, anymore. I haute snakes and scorpions. Don't have any poisonous snakes here, and no scorpions in  More

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Over 12 years ago

High crime rate. High house prices. High cost of  More

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